Dear Desiree, We are Pleased to Inform You....

I'm freaking out.

I've been accepted to work in Italy and Austria all summer long. And get paid to do so.

Is this really happening? Is this real life? 

I woke up 2 days ago to this email:

I'll get to spend my summer traveling every two weeks to different English camps throughout Italy and Austria. I'll be an English tutor working with kids from 7 - 14 years old. I'll be living with host families, and learning the language as much as I can :) Along with eating all their food... :)

Before Jared left on his mission, I told him I needed to get out and travel while he's gone. Then all of a sudden one day, the idea came to me. "Go work at a summer camp in Europe" So I started my research. Jared knew I was thinking about this as a possibility and totally supported it.

I know all you MG's will say, 

"Are you crazy? Why are you going to the same country your missionary is serving in? What if you run into him? Won't you wanna see him? Won't that be too hard?" 

But to them I say this: I have seriously been obsessed with both Italy and Austria ever since I was 10 years old. I was living in Virginia and an RM from Italy spoke in my home ward. That was the first time I'd ever heard an Italian accent. Since that day forward, I've come to love everything Italian. I used to tell my mom that I wanted to marry an Italian, I wanted to grow up and live in Italy, I wanted to go to BYU because they had Italian, unlike most schools, I would download Italian music, I would beg for Rosetta Stone in Italian, I have tons of books about Italy, etc.. Which is why the fact that Jared got called to serve his mission there blows my mind. Also, I do NOT want to see him while I'm there. And the chances of us just running into each other are so slim. It's not that small of a country. I have self control :) I'm not going to hunt him down. What girl in her right mind would want to do that? It would be distracting to the missionary, and I wouldn't get to hug him, so what's the point? 

I just couldn't be more excited :) I don't know where I'll be for all the camps, but I know I'll be spending my first week in Assisi. Take a look at this beautiful place:

I'm seriously dying over here. I'm so grateful for this amazing opportunity. It gets even better because my sister Paris has also been accepted and will be coming with me! :) 

I'm so grateful for the opportunities I've had to travel and grow within the last two years. I have lived in China, Hawaii and soon, Italy and Austria. Traveling for work or volunteer/service work is such a wonderful thing to do while you're missionary is gone. It helps you grow and develop as a person, and also makes time fly by :) So if you get an opportunity, don't be afraid to take it. Don't be afraid to do the things you never thought you'd be able to do. Most people would say, "How cool would be to get a summer job in Italy?" but they never really do anything about it. DO IT! 

Just two short months and I'll be able to call Italy "home" :) 

I can't wait!!

(this was us when we got the news)

Back In Utah/Update

Hello all!!

I'm finally back in Utah after 5 months in Hawaii. Although I will be returning to Hawaii in 3 months.

It's been a long time since I posted... But here's why. 

Things were all crazy and dramatic in the MG group on facebook and people kept taking sides. Because of that, I decided to stop blogging for a while. But now I'm back :) 

This blog is not JUST about being a missionary girlfriend. I do recall there have been posts about Justin Bieber, my love for the food network, and other random thoughts. 

Now, a little update on my relationship with Preston: This week he told me that he thinks it would be best for him if we stop talking for awhile. That means no emails, no letters, no videos. It'll be weird not sending him weekly emails but I really believe it's a good thing :) It's time for me to focus on Jared and time for Preston to focus on his mission.

Alright, enough of that :) 

I don't really know what else to write about.. So I'll just insert a video :) 

Enjoy :)
   

Angel, One Direction, New Hair? My Roomie, Lithuania, Preston, Randomness, etc...

It's Wednesday night.

I just finished my finals :) 

So I thought to myself, "Now that I'm not studying like a mad person... What should I do?"

And the idea popped into my head.

BLOG.

So here I am :) I'm going to throw a lot of random ideas and thoughts at you. Probably a little venting too. But here we go. 

This has been one of my favorite songs. Cody is adorable and if you haven't listened to him yet, you totally should. Just sayin'

Speaking of beaches (ok well we weren't talking about beaches, but I just watched Cody's video and there is a beach in it, so I got the thought of beaches in my head. Anyway..)

Me and my roomie who is leaving for the summer got our pictures taken at our beach the other day. 

I never wanna leave this place.

Anyway...

Preston sent me this picture during our email chat on Monday. He's still the same Preston he's always been :) And he's wearing the BYUH shirt I sent him.. hehe :) 

So, I really don't have that many baby names picked out. But ever since the first time I saw A Walk To Remember, I've always wanted to name my first son Landon. And I'm seriously going to. Preston is ok with it :) But now, I've decided on my second favorite boy name. Are you ready? It's...

Liam.

I just love it. And of course, my inspiration came from.... 

Liam Hemsworth!

Although I'm "team peeta" I have always loved Liam Hemsworth, ever since The Last Song.

And my next inspiration came from Liam Payne. Ya'll know One Direction, right? Of course you do. Well, I think Liam is just freaking adorable. I kinda like him a lot.

Speaking of One Direction. I'm sure you've all heard What Makes You Beautiful. It's an amazing song. If you haven't listened to it yet, go do it now. But i also loooooove their song "One Thing" and think the music video is quite cute. 

p.s. I love the way they dress. 

Ok, moving on.. :)

I think I'm ready for another change in my life. I've been a pretty big fan of change every since Preston left. He's been gone 14 months and out of that 14 months I've only lived at home for 6 months of it. I like change :) So here's what I'm thinking. 

I wanna dye my hair.

I've been blonde forever.. I look the EXACT same that I did two years ago. It's time to mix things up. I'm thinking this color might be cool... :) 

Thoughts? Comments??? :) 

Also, while we're on the topic of "change" I've really really been thinking about going back with ILP to Head Teach in Lithuania summer 2013. Yeah... That's the summer after Preston gets home. And I know I'll want to spend every second with him. But for those of you who really know me, you know I have this appetite for traveling. I love it. I've always wanted to live in Europe too.

How could I pass up an opportunity to live in Europe for 4 months for FREE? 

I literally wouldn't have to pay anything.

Plus, they'd give me money to spend while I'm there

Plus, I'd get to visit places like Sweden, Latvia, Poland, Finland, Ukraine, Estonia.. etc..

Plus, I'd get to be around little kids :) (my FAVORITE!)

Plus, it'd look good on my resume, seeing as i'm majoring in Elementary Ed.

Plus, It's the same type of place where Preston is serving. Hungary wouldn't be too far away.

Plus, yeah...

It looks beautiful to me :) 

Anyway, I think this post is long enough now.

To those of you who read it, thank you for listening to my random rambling. 

Only one semester left until Preston is home. CRAZY!!! 

I love life and everything Heavenly Father has been blessing me with. I really am SUCH a lucky girl. I'd like to close this post with this quote that I've been trying to live by:

<3 <3 <3

3 Years!!! :D

Oh my gosh. I cannot believe that today is our 3 year anniversary :) I could write a novel about our journey and memories but I won't. I just want to share some pictures of our journey thus far :)

When Twilight first came out, we made shirts and waited in line all day for the midnight premier :) He didn't even like Twilight.. But he liked me :) 

We went to Prom our Junior year since we had only started dating the summer before :) 

We also went to Prom our senior year :) 

We spent our 1 year anniversary up Provo canyon :)

He stayed by my side after I got my wisdom teeth out :) 

He took me to cool places like Squaw Peak :)

We got to visit Stanford University :)

We spent time on the beach in San Francisco :)

We also spent time at Huntington Beach the summer before :)

Then we graduated together :) 2010 baby!

Our 2 year anniversary was amazing :) We really like chocolate covered strawberries and martinelli's :)

July 4th 2010 :)

Fall 2010 I went away to college and he went away to Texas for a month. After he got home, I went home every weekend :) But we'd send a lot of pictures back and forth. Including this one :)

He would also come and visit me at school :)

This was 12 days before he got his mission call :) 

8 days after he got his mission call, we flew to Texas to visit his dad :) We also might have spent 12 hours in Cowboys stadium watching football... :) 

Our last Christmas together was amazing :) We were inseparable :)

Our favorite thing to do was to take the trax to slc and go to temple square and ice skate outside at Gallivan Plaza :) 

Feb 9th 2011 is the day he entered the MTC. But our story does not stop there ladies and gentleman :) it continues every single day :) 

Even though today is our anniversary and instead of being together like we are in all the pictures above, we are still together in heart :) 

"We really are doing this, and no one is gonna stop us :)" - Elder Preston Wright

<3<3<3

I can't wait to find out what the next 3 years have to hold :)  

Hawaii Movies = Good Mood

This past week I have been obsessing over these movies:
 Blue Hawaii
50 First Dates
and Soul Surfer.
I don't know why, but I've gone crazy for anything that has Hawaii in it. Maybe it's because summer is finally here :) maybe it's because I'm going to be applying for BYU-Hawaii pretty soon. Who knows. All I know is that I'm obsessed :)
They are such feel good movies! I recommend all of them to you. Especially Blue Hawaii for any of you MG's :) And Soul Surfer is really inspirational and also is a good one for MG's :) The main theme in the movie is "I can do all things through him who strengthens me" :)

Let's just say - these movies explain why I've been in such a good mood :) That, and I got a letter today. No biggie :) jk, BIGGIE! I'm in love :) nuff said. Now go watch these movies. And enjoy summer!!!!!!!! :D

Making Wishes :)

What do I do when I'm bored on a beautiful spring day?
I go to a field across from the temple and make wishes on dandelions with my little sister :) And then take pictures of it. Just for fun :) You can never make too many wishes :)

<3

:) 

Shaved Ice = Summertime :)

Attention Everyone! It officially feels like summer :) Today I got shaved ice and turned on the air conditioning in my car for the first time in 7 months :) It's 77 degrees outside :) What a beautiful day :)

P.S. This is how my world feels today :) :) :) 

P.S.S. I love Elder Wright  and can't wait for Mothers Day tomorrow :D